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Weekly Update
Oakdale Elementary School December 8, 2020
TCS to Move to Virtual Instruction for the Final Week of the Semester
The system will implement a virtual only schedule for all students next week, December 14-18, 2020. the final week of the semester. Students who did not select the full-year virtual option will return to school in January in a staggered schedule, using Green and Gray day designations from January 5-15. A detail schedule of have been shared with parents already.
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Popcorn and Chocolate Fundraiser
Oakdale is Simply the Best!
- Hats off the Oakdale for retaining the district's myOn Challenge Banner for another week!
- Congratulations to Mrs. Anderson for winning an Education Foundation Grants!
- Kudos to Dr. Prewitt for Helping Oakdale win an Alabama Power Grant in the amount of $1,000!
- Congratulations to Car'Navia Sherman a first grade for meeting the District's myOn Reading Challenge.
Reading Matters
Alabama Literacy Act
How Schools Can Help
How schools will help Your child’s school is committed to helping all children become proficient, motivated readers. Your child’s reading progress will be closely monitored beginning in kindergarten. If your child’s reading is not progressing as expected, a plan for improvement will be created. This plan includes:
• Extra instruction or support in areas of need.
• Ongoing monitoring on reading progress.
• A read-at-home plan that encourages you and your child to read and write outside of the school day and throughout the summer.
How parents can help
Here are some suggestions for all parents who want to help their child read well:
• Read with your child every day (even in the summer).
• Listen to your child read.
• Echo read (You read a line, then they repeat).
• Choral read (Read together at the same time).
• Reread or retell favorite stories.
• Talk to your child about the stories you have read.
Lastly, parents
- Talk with your child often to Increase vocabulary-Knowing more words helps kids to understand the words they read better.
- Encourage writing: Let children write the sounds they hear. Spelling is developmental and a work in progress.
- Stay involved: Participate in your child’s education and support the reading plan if your child has one.
Oakdale is Simply the Best!
We have so many great things happening at Oakdale.
- We have the best faculty/staff, parents, students, and community partners in the world. Hunt Refining, McAbee Construction, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. are our wonder AAS partners
- We just received a $1,000 grant from Alabama Power Company for our garden. We will ask parents to help us clean, plant and harvest again this year.
- We are applying to be a Green Ribbon School-The U.S. Department recognizes those schools taking a comprehensive approach to greening their school.
- Apple Award nominees : Teacher of the Year-Mrs. Abra Rosen, Technology Innovation: Mrs. Brittney Gardner, and Support Employee of the Year-Ms. Anastasia Shines
Email: lprewitt@tusc.k12.al.us
Website: www.tusc.k12.al.us
Phone: (205)759-3626
Twitter: @oakdaleelement
Simply The Best!
Simply the Best!
Christmas and a Happy New Year.